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GEOVIA Whittle
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Whittle Strategic Mine Planning ............................................................................................. 3

Bridging Course from Whittle to Surpac................................................................................. 5
Data Preparation for Whittle in Surpac .................................................................................. 7
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Whittle Strategic Mine Planning

Course Code N/A

Available Classroom and on-demand

Duration 3 Days

Course Material Printed Manual (English)

Level Fundamental, Intermediate

Mining Engineers, Geologists and other mining professionals who are

either new to Whittle or would like to further consolidate their current
Audience
Whittle knowledge and learn more about strategic mine planning. No
previous pit optimization experience is required.

This course is designed to develop an understanding of the principles

Description
of strategic mine planning and practical application.

At the completion of the course, you will have been exposed to the
following topics and concepts:
 Import a model file and complete an optimization using cost
and price information
 Analyze the results of a series of optimizations using
economic analysis techniques, including Net Present Value
Objectives
(NPV)
 Use different techniques to apply costs
 Produce a long term mine schedule using different
techniques available in Whittle
 Knowledge of the concepts behind strategic mine planning
 Knowledge of the theory of pit optimization

Before taking this course, you require the following:

 Knowledge of: Microsoft® Windows®; file management;

ASCII files and Microsoft Excel®.
 Basic knowledge of Surpac, GEMS or another mine planning
package. Attendees should also have basic exploration and
Prerequisites
mining knowledge.

The Whittle menu structure and graphical user interface (GUI) are
similar to most Windows-based packages and therefore a basic
knowledge of the Windows operating system and environment is
necessary.

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Strategic mine planning
 Theory session
 Strategic planning
 Economic evaluation
 Decision making discussion
 Market analysis
 Mine planning studies
 JORC code
Optimization theory
 Theory session
 Optimization algorithms
 Slopes
 Block value
 Whittle concepts
 Block model dimensions
 Costs
 Revenue factors
 Ore selection discussion
 Welcome to your block model
Block model preparation
 Preparing a model prior to Whittle import
 Mod file requirements
 Validation of mod file
Introduction to Whittle
 Practical session
Course Structure Flow  Creating the new project
 Importing the mod file
Validation
 Practical session
 Grade tonnage graph
 Reblock node
Slopes
 Practical session
 Slope set node
Optimisation
 Practical session
 Pit shells node
 Operational scenario node
Choosing a pit shell in Whittle
 Practical session
 Spider diagram
 Pit by pit graph
 Schedule graph and bench schedules
 Milawa schedules
Reporting
 Practical session
 Generating reports in Whittle
Block size and SMU
 Practical session
 Block size discussion
 Different block size investigation

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Bridging Course from Whittle to Surpac

Course Code N/A

Available Classroom and on-demand

Duration 1 Day

Course Material Printed Manual (English)

Level Intermediate

Mining engineers, geologists or other mining professionals who need

to process Whittle output results in preparation for pit designs,
Audience
production scheduling, and reserve reporting.
This course is for users of Whittle and/or Surpac.

This course will show you how to use Surpac between strategic and
tactical (production) schedules. Whether you have attended the
Description Whittle Strategic Mine Planning course or if it is relevant to your role,
this course will help you understand what Whittle can do and how to
use its outputs effectively in Surpac.

At the completion of the course, you will have been exposed to the
following topics and concepts:
 Understand how Whittle defines pit shells, schedules, and
economic ore.
 Various Whittle output data types and their purposes and
Objectives
export options.
 How to import Whittle results into a Surpac block model (for
pit designs, production scheduling, and ore definition).
 How to flag economic ore in the model.
 How to import pit designs into Whittle.

Before taking this course, you require the following:

 Knowledge of: Microsoft® Windows®; file management;

ASCII files and Microsoft Excel®.
 Surpac software experience and ability to manipulate block
models in Surpac.
Prerequisites
 Understanding of open pit mine planning concepts.

The Whittle/Surpac menu structure and graphical user interface (GUI)

are similar to most Windows-based packages and therefore a basic
knowledge of the Windows operating system and environment is
necessary.

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Whittle overview
 Overview of Whittle principles (pit shells, economic ore,
mining sequence and schedule definition)
 Whittle output data formats and purposes (MOD, RES, MSQ,
PIL, DXF, CSV, block value)
 Whittle export options
Manipulation of Whittle outputs in Surpac
 Import DXF files (pit shells, end of period surfaces)
 Import pit shell results (RES file) as a new model or into an
existing Surpac model
Course Structure Flow
 Import mining sequence (MSQ file) as a new model or into
an existing Surpac model
 How to use RES and MSQ files for relevant purposes (pit
designs, production scheduling)
 How to flag economic ore in the model
 How to flag the model with pit design stages and export as
Pit List files (PIL) for Whittle
 How to import pit designs into Whittle (as PIL files or
surfaces), including validation steps
 Block model constraints, visualization and reporting

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Data Preparation for Whittle in Surpac

Course Code N/A

Available Classroom and on-demand

Duration 1 Day

Course Material Printed Manual (English)

Level Intermediate

Mining engineers, geologists or other mining professionals who are

Audience
users of Whittle and/or Surpac.

The Data Preparation for Whittle in Surpac one day course is

designed to develop strong understanding of how to prepare a block
Description
model and ensure that it is valid for pit optimisation and mine planning
purposes, using Surpac software.

At the completion of the course, you will have been exposed to the
following topics and concepts:
 How to convert a resource block model into a pit optimisation
model.
 How to minimise potential data problems in Whittle by
Objectives
thorough block model validation process.
 Different ways of handling the input data (costs, slopes, etc.)
and identifying the most suitable approach for a specific
situation.
 How to export a block model from Surpac into Whittle.

Before taking this course, you require the following:

 Knowledge of: Microsoft® Windows®; file management;

ASCII files, Microsoft Excel®.
 Surpac software experience and ability to manipulate block
Prerequisites models in Surpac.
 Attendees should also have an understanding of open pit
mine planning concepts.
The Surpac menu structure and graphical user interface (GUI) are
similar to most Windows-based packages and therefore a basic
knowledge of the Windows operating system and environment is
necessary.

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Overview
 Pit optimisation principles
 Whittle block model format (mod file)
 Whittle mandatory and optional input data requirements
Block model preparation in Surpac
 Block model validation steps
 Rock code attribute
 Grade attribute
Course Structure Flow  Density attribute
 Topography and air definition
 Slope handling
 Cost attributes
 Validation reports
Export to Whittle (creating the mod file and par file in
Surpac)Exploring export options available
 Creating the mod file and par file in Surpac
 Validation of export process

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